The reception honors UB authors who have published full-length
scholarly books over the course of the past two years — from
January 2012 through December 2013 — as well as those authors
whose books may have been inadvertently missed since the first
“anthology” was held in 2007.

More than 600 books have been authored or edited by UB faculty
members since that first anthology.

Production of scholarly and creative works is an integral part
of UB’s mission, says Alex Cartwright, vice president for
research and economic development.

“As faculty authors at our highly regarded public research
university, you truly have contributed to this important
mission,” Cartwright wrote in the program for the event.

“You have used your scholarly and creative exploration to
educate, and in choosing your topics, frequently have gone beyond
the academic to serve the public by confronting the issues of our
communities — locally, regionally and worldwide. You have
memorialized your ideas in books and this, in turn, shapes the
university and builds its legacy,” he said.

“You are architects of Western New York’s creative
communities, helping to build a region that values innovation and
discussion, supporting diversity of thought and strengthening
opportunities in the knowledge economy.”

The 100 books being recognized represent a variety of
disciplines, ranging from the humanities to the arts to the social,
physical, biological and biomedical sciences, and include
textbooks, volumes of poetry and e-books.

Authors who will be recognized at the reception, with their
departments and book titles, are:

John Edgar Browning, Transnational Studies and English, editor,
“Teratological Anthology” and “Bram Stoker's
Dracula: The Critical Feast, An Annotated Reference of Early
Reviews and Reactions, 1897-1913” and “The Forgotten
Writings of Bram Stoker” and “Graphic Horror: Movie
Monster Memories” and “A Quarter Century of Student
Life at Tulane: A Dean's Narrative History, 1949-1975.”

Gerard J. Connors, Research Institute on Addictions,
“Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change, Second
Edition.”

Catherine Cook-Cottone, Counseling, School and Educational
Psychology, “Girls Growing in Wellness and Balance: Yoga and
Life Skills to Empower” and “Healthy Eating in Schools:
Evidence-Based Interventions to Help Kids Thrive.”